Women's Fitness

Welcome to Women’s Fitness magazine. Whether you want to get fit for the first time or be your fittest ever in 2020, we’ll help you reach your goals! If you’re a regular reader of Health & Fitness magazine, inside this first edition of WF, you’ll fin

I was so happy to read the article ‘Me and my workout buddy’ (H&F issue 243). I think we all know it’s easier to work out when you have a fitness pal to cheer you on. But I was really happy to see these women highlight that fitness buddies can come i

There’s nothing like wearing a new pair of trainers to put a spring in your step. WF loves these Brooks Levitate 3 Road Running Shoes (£140; brooksrunning.com) that feature improved energy-returning soles to give back more of the effort you put in, a

It can be extremely frustrating no matter what you do, you just can’t get to the weight you want to be. If you have reached the stage where enough is enough and you want to get your weight under control once and for all, read on! None of us need to

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Another year, another chance to resolve to be a better version of yourself. But if it’s greater levels of happiness and fitness you’re after, there’s one solution – run outside. We already know that outdoor activity is good for the body, but a growin

Adele has reportedly lost three stone on the sirt foods diet, stimulating a huge surge of interest in this weight-loss plan, which advocates foods such as matcha green tea, red wine, cocoa, cinnamon, kale, olive oil and raspberries. According to advo

Why you crave them: Feeling stressed? Curiously, raised anxiety levels can make you crave salty foods such as crisps. ‘High levels of cortisol [a stress hormone] reduce production of a hormone called aldosterone which helps your body hold onto salt,’

‘I tend to eat two breakfasts. Because my first training session of the day is early, I get up and grab my protein overnights oats (which I prepped the night before). After I’ve done my session, I’ll eat a second, more substantial breakfast, such as

If you’re looking to get in your best shape ever, it’s high time you gave weight-lifting a proper go. So says TV presenter turned PT Chloe Madeley, whose new book, Transform your Body with Weights (Bantam Press; £16.99) is dedicated to the abundant b

• To pick up the kettlebell safely, stand over it, feet slightly wider than hip-width apart. Squat down and grip the kettlebell with both hands. Pull your shoulders back, engage your core and push through your glutes and hips to stand up (A). • To st

Are you ready for a new year packed with fitness? Prepare to track your training, sync your heart-rate stats to social accounts and pick up a smart device at new-age gym classes. That’s the view of the The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM),

‘Plastic-free’, ‘zero-waste’ and ‘sustainable packaging’ were some of the biggest phrases of 2019, and with good reason. According to one study*, a rubbish truck’s worth of plastic is dumped into the world’s oceans every minute. If we carry on at the

Whether you’re new to fitness or a pro with many seasons under your belt, there’s always a good reason to have a few races and events to look forward to. Perhaps you’re all about smashing a PB in 2020, or trying a new distance or terrain. Maybe you j

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• It can help to sign up to a race with a friend or group of friends – you’ll keep each other accountable and the training sociable. • If you want to keep getting fitter then a new distance or sport will keep challenging you and your body. But there’

Do you dye or chemically straighten your hair? You could be increasing your risk of breast cancer, says new research. Scientists from the National Institutes of Health tracked around 50,000 women over eight years and found those who regularly use per

Whether you’ve sworn to quit drinking after a boozy Christmas or you’re fed up missing workouts due to a hangover, January is the perfect month to review your alcohol intake. Not only will your liver thank you, your fitness levels will benefit, too.

‘I start my day with scrambled egg and avocado for breakfast four times a week. It’s too much really, but I love it! Then I head to work. Until April, I was the group exercise manager for the Third Space gym in Tower Bridge, London, and because it’s

‘I arrive at luxury eco-resort, Lefay Resort & Spa Dolomiti with a hacking cough. Fortunately, they have a sauna for that. As they do for stress or agitation and even ‘too much joy’. As Marco, the spa’s head honcho explains, everything here is design

Running makes you hungry, whatever level you are. But, as author of new book Cook, Eat, Run, Charlie Watson (aka @therunnerbeans) found out the hard way, you have to fuel yourself properly – eating a packet of biscuits after runs made her put on weig

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Alternate these double- and single-arm moves to strengthen your upper body and core, while fending off injury The key to a strong upper body is to combine moves that work your shoulders, back, biceps, triceps and core. This workout will hit these mu

If you want to know how to hone a lithe, supple body, who better to ask than a dancer? With a decade of experience as a pro ballerina in some of the world’s most renowned ballet companies, Mercedes Schindler knows first-hand the results you can get a

‘Ihaven’t always exercised. After leaving school, I did very little training at all, but did enjoy roller derby. It’s a bit like rugby but on quad roller skates, and I played it with the London Roller Derby team. I was a pretty average skater, but my

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‘The BK25 tour and album came about because I wanted to celebrate 25 years of making music – it’s a big deal for a soul artist like me to have a career that’s still going! Singing the songs that reflected my music and theatre career with the Leo Gree